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proudmary
(7)He’s Mick (bleep)in’ Jagger, for crying out loud.
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lougio
I believe one of the reasons I can't even make myself pretend to like this crap happened on Oct.17th 2005 in Miami Fl. For some reason Mick decided to bring out Joss Stone to take Lisa's part on Night Time is the Right Time. I don't think I have ever seen anything else so musically wrong in my life. I had already seen a couple of shows prior to this and I knew that Night Time was one of the hi-lites of the show. I was shocked as I watched Joss Stone destroy a great cover song.
I could only think Lisa must be back stage somewhere throwing-up.
Super Heavy may be good for some people but it is not for true Stones fans.
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James Kirk
Number 235 at this point. Believe it or not it has moved up about 120 spots in a week.
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James Kirk
Number 235 at this point. Believe it or not it has moved up about 120 spots in a week.
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James Kirk
Number 235 at this point. Believe it or not it has moved up about 120 spots in a week.
James, Amazon has 5% of influence on the main Billboard 200 chart, a quick example: John Hiatt's album was #1 in Amazon for 3-4 days and inside the Top 10 for about 4 weeks now, yet it only peaked at #59 on the Top 200, right now the album is #5 in Amazon and #89 in the Top 200, falling like a stone.
Amazon is an indie store for music, the MAIN indicator this day is ITUNES, their chart is very similar to the Billboard 200 and Superheavy had ZERO impact there so far, Miracle Worker is not even inside the Top 200 in the Rock chart (it was about #800 during 2-3 days last week and now it's gone from the Top 1000!) and the album is not even inside the Top 100 of their pre-sales chart.
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sweet neo con
whenever i see the SuperHEavy logo i think of this jagger image...anyone else? has this been discussed?
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Max'sKansasCity
We have been hearing about this for so long, so many opinions... and yet the album does not even drop for almost another month.... feels like it must have been out all summer.
I will buy it when it drops, listen to it in full, and then decide. I dont think I will ever like the name "Super Heavy", but the music could work... and at least in the mean time I have become a Joss Stones fan.... so Thanks Mick for that.
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marquess
I just checked ITunes song chart and:
Miracle Worker is #32.
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marquess
I just checked ITunes song chart and:
Miracle Worker is #32.
georgelicks wrote a few days ago that MW had ZERO impact on ITunes, it wasn't even inside the Top 200.
So #32 it's much better
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chriseganstar
this is just a great summer fun record, and what's wrong with that
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chriseganstar
Well, Radio 2 here in the U.K have been playing "Miracle Worker" every day , 3 or 4 times. It's certainly grown on me and I absolutely love it now. What the hell, this has nothing to do with the "will they, won't they tour" nonsense, this is just a great summer fun record, and what's wrong with that. The video is a scream !
Chris
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proudmary
SUPERHEAVY LOOK TO THE PAST FOR COMMON MUSICAL GROUND
by: Karen Laney 6 hours ago
When Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart, Joss Stone, Damian Marley and A.R. Rahman teamed up to record the upcoming SuperHeavy record together, they ended up looking back in music history to find a common ground that fused together their variety of musical styles and influences.
Stewart tells Billboard he started this proceess by turning Stone on to the ’30s and ’40s swing legends the Andrew Sisters, whom she’d never heard before. In fact, much of the concept of SuperHeavy derives from the 1930’s hitmaker era. This band, whose name hails from boxing champion Muhammad Ali, is all about discovery.
Rolling Stones legend Jagger was enlisted by Stewart for the project after the two of them worked together on the ‘Alfie’ soundtrack in 2004. Experimentation was key, and together with Stone, Damian Marley (youngest son of Bob) and A.R. Rahman (‘Slumdog Millionaire’ soundtrack) the quintet of musicians wrote 22 songs in six days, then laid down most of the tracks in Los Angeles in a matter of three weeks.
Recording in multiple studios around the world (Cyprus, Miami, India), the songs come from a melting pot of sounds, including Indian, Reggae, Rock, Pop, Blues, Soul. Stewart explains, “I love musicians from all over the world but never liked the term ‘world music’ that sounds like people knitting yogurt sweaters.”
Superheavy’s self titled debut album will be released on Sept. 20 and features the reggae-driven single titled ‘Miracle Worker,’ for which they just released a pretty cool music video.
[ultimateclassicrock.com]
SUPERHEAVY, ‘MIRACLE WORKER’ – VIDEO REVIEW
by: Billy Dukes
The video for rock supergroup SuperHeavy’s ‘Miracle Worker’ holds true to the eclectic if not electric nature of the song, the band’s debut single. ‘Miracle Worker’ is a love story vaguely acted out within a five-minute span. Each member shares screen time judiciously, with Joss Stone and reggae star Damien Marley playing the lead roles.
The footage begins on the edgy side of downtown Kingston, Jamaica (it’s not clear if the band actually filmed in Jamaica, however). Piercings, tattoo parlors, facial acupuncture, skulls and a threatening hum work to set a sinister scene. There’s no evidence of criminal activity, in fact the setting is surprisingly clean for a metropolis. We see Mick Jagger first — his weathered eyes dart through shuttered blinds. A stage is being set up outside.
From there it’s a visual explosion, although not one loud enough to overwhelm the song’s slow reggae groove. A.R. Rahman and Dave Stewart play periphery roles until called upon later in the clip. It’s Stone and Marley who are the focus early, playfully batting lyrics back and forth at each other from across the street. Unfortunately their chemistry is about as tasty as beef gravy on a banana. At best one won’t realize they’re supposed to be a couple. Heck, we’re not even sure of it!
Jagger’s entrance is brilliant. He comes from nowhere in a flamingo pink suit, bucking and jiving like only the Rolling Stones‘ frontman knows how. The singer plays a witch doctor in ‘Miracle Worker,’ and looks quite at home surrounded by melted candles, dusty skulls and potions. Anytime he’s on screen one’s eyes can’t help but focus on his moves, ignoring the colorful culture on both sides of him.
The action leads to the five members of SuperHeavy taking the stage and finishing the song to a block full of frantic fans. Each member gives their best effort to pull the action together. Much like the music they promise, SuperHeavy has found a way to blend cultures without anyone losing his or her individual identity.
[ultimateclassicrock.com]